The Northern Territory Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics is a Minister of the Crown in the Government of the Northern Territory. The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics.
The Minister is responsible for assets and program management, the aviation industry, building advisory services, Darwin Ports, development and management of strategic industrial and residential land, domestic and international air services, economic development facilitation, the freight industry, infrastructure provision, land administration, land information, land use planning and development assessment, lands and planning, logistics industry, maritime industry, Offshore Supply Base, ports development, procurement in infrastructure services, public transport, the rail industry, regional air services development, release of industrial and residential land, road network management, road transport, shipping industry, strategic growth and infrastructure planning, transport assets, transport policy and planning and transport safety (marine, rail and road). They are also responsible for the Development Consent Authority, the Northern Territory Planning Commission and the AustralAsia Railway Corporation.
The current minister has been Eva Lawler (Labor) since 7 September 2020, who succeeded Manison after a reshuffle of the cabinet following Labor's second consecutive win at the 2020 election.
List of ministers for infrastructure, planning and logistics
Minister Party Term Ministerial title Nicole Manison Labor 12 September 2016 – 7 September 2020 Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics Eva Lawler7 September 2020 – present
Former posts
Lands and planning
Infrastructure
Transport
AustralAsia railway
Minister Party Term Ministerial title Barry Coulter Country Liberal 1 July 1995 – 14 September 1997 Minister for the Railway 15 September 1997 – 18 June 1999 Minister for the AustralAsia Railway Denis Burke Country Liberal 21 June 1999 – 26 August 2001 Paul Henderson Labor 27 August 2001 – 17 October 2002 Clare Martin Labor 18 October 2002 – 25 November 2007 Paul Henderson Labor 26 November 2007 – 29 November 2007
Territory ports
Minister Party Term Ministerial title Stephen Hatton Country Liberal 21 December 1984 – 28 April 1986 Minister for Ports and Fisheries Nick Dondas Country Liberal 29 April 1986 – 18 March 1987 19 March 1987 – 14 September 1997: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers Barry Coulter Country Liberal 15 September 1997 – 18 June 1999 Minister for Territory Ports Denis Burke Country Liberal 21 June 1999 – 3 August 1999 Mick Palmer Country Liberal 4 August 1999 – 26 August 2001 Jack Ah Kit Labor 27 August 2001 – 12 November 2001
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